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Lectures on Constrained Systems

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2010-10-12 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory Classical Physics

Abstract

These lecture notes were prepared as a basic introduction to the theory of constrained systems which is how the fundamental forces of nature appear in their Hamiltonian formulation. Only a working knowledge of Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulation of mechanics is assumed. These notes are based on the set of eight lectures given at the {\em Refresher Course for College Teachers} held at IMSc during May-June, 2005. These are submitted to the arxiv for an easy access to a wider body of students.

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@article{arxiv.1010.2062,
  title  = {Lectures on Constrained Systems},
  author = {Ghanashyam Date},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1010.2062},
  year   = {2010}
}

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28 pages, no figures

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